Mark Magnier is a US correspondent based in Washington. Before joining the Post, he worked for the Wall Street Journal in China and for the Los Angeles Times in India, China and Japan. He’s covered the Chinese economy, China and India’s explosive rise and conflicts in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Mark Magnier is a US correspondent based in Washington. Before joining the Post, he worked for the Wall Street Journal in China and for the Los Angeles Times in India, China and Japan. He’s covered the Chinese economy, China and India’s explosive rise and conflicts in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Support grows in Congress for a Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act as anti-government protests rack the city amid police crackdowns. But analysts worry the proposed law would be largely symbolic and enrage Beijing, further damaging already strained US-China ties.

15 Sep 2019 - 12:06AM

Support grows in Congress for a Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act as anti-government protests rack the city amid police crackdowns. But analysts worry the proposed law would be largely symbolic and enrage Beijing, further damaging already strained US-China ties.

Republican Senator Marco Rubio called the proposed deal ‘an important step in support of Taiwan’s self-defence efforts’, but the Chinese foreign ministry warned the US would ‘bear all the consequences’.

17 Aug 2019 - 9:28PM

Republican Senator Marco Rubio called the proposed deal ‘an important step in support of Taiwan’s self-defence efforts’, but the Chinese foreign ministry warned the US would ‘bear all the consequences’.

‘Lennon Walls’ spring up at New York event on Sunday as organisers voice backing for protesters and try to educate the American public about the unrest, while similar events are held in seven Canadian cities over the weekend.

6 Aug 2019 - 3:57AM

‘Lennon Walls’ spring up at New York event on Sunday as organisers voice backing for protesters and try to educate the American public about the unrest, while similar events are held in seven Canadian cities over the weekend.